Every day I read through phys.org before I finish my morning coffee. I can no longer tell the mad scientists from the sane scientists. The latest here involves putting nano particles into the eye to change invisible light into visible light. It is only a matter of time before some fool tries this. Nanoparticles could someday give humans built-in night vision
I read that site too. Also read Sciencedaily which is basically the same thing. Hereâs an article about the third type of light receptor in our eyes.
So much for the repeated claim of needing an x increase in lumen to perceive the change. I know I could always tell when using more or less lumen.
From the article:
âWe might [âŚ] have night vision without bulky equipment.â
I already have night vision without âbulky equipmentâ - I just use my D4. Probably even smaller than the IR lights the scientist have to use. âŚ
âIf we had a super dog that could see NIR light, we could project a pattern onto a lawbreakerâsâ body from a distance, and the dog could catch them without disturbing other peopleâ.
Yeah, much easier than using visible light and âstockâ eyes âŚ
Mucking around with nano particles in the human eye⌠doesnât sound very safe to me. Most of these scientists donât have a clue about the long term physical effects of such a feat. Iâd much rather have special slim goggles or glasses to put on that performs this function.
Hm. I had a cataract replaced years ago with the last intraocular lens model that had no blue/UV filter built in.
With the operated eye, I could use a UV flashlight to get around in the darkâ by comparison the normal eye just sees a faint violet glow.
Of course I donât do that, to protect the retina carefully in the operated eye,
since itâs not evolved to handle those high energy photons.